Tacos for a Cause & Patios in Bloom: Wicker Park's Cinco de Mayo Weekend Is One for the Books

By Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Wicker Park · May 3, 2026

Wicker Park is bringing the heart this Cinco de Mayo — and the good vibes are spilling right out onto the street.

First, a neighborhood taco spot is doing something extraordinary. Tacombi, the popular Mexican restaurant in Wicker Park, is donating 100% of its Cinco de Mayo sales to fund a school in rural Jalisco, Mexico — a community where some children currently travel miles just to reach a classroom. The company is calling it its biggest philanthropic initiative yet, with an ambitious goal of raising up to $500,000 in a single day. So when you stop in for tacos on Monday, May 5, every bite you take is building a future for a kid far from home. That's the kind of dining that feels genuinely good.

And if one reason to venture out this week isn't enough, mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 19: the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce is hosting Patio Palooza on Division Street. The warm-weather celebration is an invitation to explore some of the very best outdoor patios the neighborhood has to offer — the perfect kickoff to Chicago patio season. Whether you're a Tacombi regular or a first-timer, Wicker Park is giving you every reason to get outside and be part of something bigger. Visit wickerparkbucktown.com for full Patio Palooza details!

Sources:
1. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wicker-park-taco-spot-donating-cinco-de-mayo-sales-build-school-mexico
2. https://business.wickerparkbucktown.com/chamber-events